Canine ergonomics : the science of working dogs
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : William S Helton
- ناشر : Boca Raton : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2009
- شابک / ISBN : 9781420079913
Description
Canine ergonomics : introduction to the new science of working dogs / William S. Helton -- Skill and expertise in working dogs : a cognitive science perspective / William S. Helton, Paul J. Feltovich, and Andrew J. Velkey -- Social learning in dogs / Péter Pongrácz -- Temperament and personality in working dogs / Lindsay T. Graham and Samuel D. Gosling -- Overview of scent detection work : issues and opportunities / William S. Helton -- Evaluating learning tasks commonly applied in detection dog training / Lisa Lit -- Attention in dogs : sustained attention in mine detection as case study / William S. Helton -- Olfaction and explosives detector dogs / Allen Goldblatt, Irit Gazit, and Joseph Terkel -- Conservation dogs / Aimee Hurt and Deborah A. Smith -- Working dogs : the last line of defense for preventing dispersal of brown treesnakes from Guam / Daniel S. Vice ... [et al.] -- Canine augmentation technology for urban search and rescue / Alexander Ferworn -- Physiological demands and adaptations of working dogs / Michael S. Davis -- Physical and mental stress of SAR dogs during search work / Michaela Schneider and Leopold Slotta-Bachmayr -- Signs of physiological stress in dogs performing AAA/T work / Dorit Haubenhofer -- Benefits of animal contact and assistance dogs for individuals with disabilities / Natalie Sachs-Ericsson and Nancy Hansen Merbitz -- Conclusion : Working dogs and the future / William S. Helton.
Since Canis lupus familiaris first shared a fire with man, dogs have been trusted and valued coworkers. This book draws together related research from different fields into an interdisciplinary resource of science-based information. It discusses working dogs from a scientific perspective. It explores ergonomic and cognitive aspects of these tasks.
